The AI note taker for lawyers and law firms
HappyScribe's AI notetaker joins your Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams calls and delivers a summary, action items, and a full transcript within minutes of hanging up. Every conversation stays confidential, backed by SOC 2 Type II security and EU data residency.
4.6 on G2 4.7 on Trustpilot
SOC 2 Type II
GDPR compliant
Trusted by teams at 41,000+ organizations
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90%
AI accuracy on real-world audio
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150+
languages transcribed by AI
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60+
languages covered by human legal transcription
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41,000+
organizations trust HappyScribe
One record of every conversation, shared across everyone on the matter
From intake to compliance review, HappyScribe gives your whole team one accurate record to work from. Nothing gets lost between the call and the case file.
Stay present with your client, not your notepad
- Auto-joins Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams through Google or Outlook calendar sync
- Summary, action items, and a full transcript
- Custom glossaries keep case names, party names, and legal terminology accurate
Client consultation, employment dispute
Action items
Summary and transcript filed to the matterTurn every client call into an organized record
- Word-level timestamps let you cite the exact moment in any recording
- 12 export formats, including Word and PDF, ready for case files
- Search through your transcripts to retrieve old conversations
Know where every record lives, and who can open it
- SOC 2 Type II, GDPR compliant, and hosted in EU data centers
- Private folders and workspace access controls, all managed centrally
- Opt out of AI model training anytime
For the official record, add human proofreading
AI transcription is fast and around 90% accurate on real-world audio, which is perfect for the daily flow of calls. But a deposition, a hearing prep session, or a client interview headed for the file is different. One misheard term can change what the record says.
That's where human proofreading comes in. HappyScribe's vetted native-speaker transcribers push accuracy to 99%+, with verbatim or clean-read options, custom legal formatting, and signed NDAs, in over 60 languages and usually within 24 hours.
Both available in one workspace.
AI features that turn transcripts into real work
Connect HappyScribe to the tools you already use
Plus Slack, Notion, Salesforce and 7,000+ more apps through Zapier.
Security worthy of privileged conversations
HappyScribe keeps your data in Europe, secured with granular access controls. Have specific requirements? Talk to sales.
SOC 2 Type II certified
Independently audited security controls.
GDPR compliant
Your client data is processed and stored in line with the GDPR.
Data stored in an EU data center
Your recordings and notes stay on EU infrastructure by default.
Encrypted at rest and in transit
AES-256 at rest, TLS in transit.
SSO
Single sign-on for Enterprise plans.
Role-based access control
Every account limits data to the people who actually need it.
Retention controls
You decide how long recordings and notes are kept.
Confidential by contract
Every human transcriber signs an NDA before touching your files.
First and foremost, the quality of transcription — both AI and human — is fantastic. HappyScribe also has excellent employees who are committed to helping us succeed… They are superior to other competitors we have used.
Pablo G.
Senior Associate — verified G2 review
Loved by teams around the world
Rated 4.6 on G2
I've been using HappyScribe for three years, and I still prefer it over any other A.I. transcription service or notetaker I've tried.
I love the agility and quality of HappyScribe, especially the quality of the summaries.
The transcription performance is the best out of the different services I've tested (Fireflies, Fathom, Gemini).
Frequently asked questions
Is HappyScribe an AI legal assistant?
HappyScribe is an AI assistant for the conversational side of legal work: it records and summarizes client calls, transcribes recordings, and keeps a searchable, access-controlled archive. Notes and a full transcript are ready minutes after each call, at around 90% accuracy on real-world audio. It does not give legal advice or draft legal opinions; it handles the record so your lawyers can handle the law.
How does HappyScribe keep privileged client conversations confidential?
HappyScribe is SOC 2 Type II audited and GDPR compliant, and hosts recordings and transcripts in EU data centers. Private folders and workspace access controls limit who can open a matter's records, data is encrypted in transit and at rest with AES-256, and human transcribers work under NDA.
Where will HappyScribe store my legal firm's data?
In EU data centers, under European data protection law. For firms that cannot send client data to US-hosted note-takers, HappyScribe is a European alternative: founded in Barcelona and operated from the EU, with recordings, transcripts and notes kept on EU infrastructure by default.
Can HappyScribe transcribe depositions and court recordings?
Yes. Upload deposition, hearing or interview recordings for AI transcription at around 90% accuracy on real-world audio, or order human legal transcription at 99%+ accuracy, with verbatim or clean-read options and custom legal formatting. Note that HappyScribe is not a certified court-reporting service, and the rules for using a transcript as evidence vary by jurisdiction, so check the requirements beforehand.
What makes HappyScribe good legal transcription software?
HappyScribe combines AI speed with an on-demand human layer in one workspace. The AI covers 150+ languages with word-level timestamps, speaker labels and 12 export formats; the human layer adds 60+ languages, 99%+ accuracy and NDA-backed transcribers, typically within 24 hours. Most legal transcription software offers only one of the two.
Does HappyScribe integrate with our document management or e-discovery tools?
HappyScribe offers native calendar sync with Google and Outlook, auto-join on Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, and Zapier connections to 7,000+ apps. For document management or e-discovery workflows, the HappyScribe API delivers timestamped transcripts programmatically, so they flow into your own systems. HappyScribe does not connect to specific DMS or e-discovery products directly.
What does the free plan include?
HappyScribe’s generous free plan includes unlimited 45-minute meeting recordings with the AI notetaker, a 10-minute AI transcription trial and 3 AI file analyses. Paid plans add longer meetings, human legal transcription, and team controls.
Can HappyScribe record client meetings without a bot joining?
For in-person meetings, yes: the HappyScribe mobile app for iPhone and Android records in the room, works offline and shows a live transcript in 150+ languages. For video calls, the AI Notetaker joins as a participant. A desktop app for Mac is coming soon and will record calls from your Mac with no bot joining.
Can I ask questions across all my client calls?
Yes. HappyScribe’s AI Chat answers questions across all your recorded meetings and files, and every answer points to the exact minute it came from. You can also connect HappyScribe to Claude, ChatGPT and other MCP clients to work with your notes there.
HappyScribe for every team
Whatever your team works on, there is a HappyScribe workflow for it.
AI notes for legal work
Transcription tools for legal teams
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